Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-12-09

their own refutation. Nevertheless,
they are still presented, with simple
faith that would be child-like If it were
not idiotic, that they make converts,
and supplemented as they are by the
efforts of demagogs to fan into fierce
flame of passion whatever of sectional
feeling may have existed in these coun-
ties against southern Idaho, it is sur
prising how little progress they haye
made. The unvarnished truth is that
the annexation issue is kept alive for
the sole reason that it affords an easy
means by which ambitious and selfish
political schemers can raise themselves
into temporary importance by the use
of sectional clap-trap and demagogic
championship of the dear people OF the
north against the "usurpers," "tyrants"
and task masters of the south"
Nothing is more easy to arouse than
sectional prejudice, and this is the
chief weapon used by the demagogs in
their efforts to antagonist the two sec
'lOhos hO CdhO iCCihiSS VI hOotiiby
exist to day between eastern and west
ern Washington, and eastern and west
ern Oregon, northern and southern
California, and all other states and
territories, although not in so marked
degree as that existing here against
south" Idaho, because elsewhere the
politicians are actual residents, and
their utterances are greatly modified by
state or territorial pride, while in
Idaho the carpet bag statesmen, being
restrained by no such considerations
and desiring only temporary advantage
and notoriety, are shameless in the
mendacity of their utterances to fan the
fierce flame of sectional discomfort.
The alleged miseries which. they
claim to suffer from living in Idaho
territory are on a par with the SELF
inflicted tortures of religious devotees
The wrongs" which they allege to be
inflicted upon US by the "south" are as
purely imaginary as the benefits"
which it is alleged we are to derive
from annexotion. They cannot specify
an instance of unjust treatment. They
send men to the legislature to vote for
the segregation of the territory, and
then whine like a fretful child because
they are not permitted bite of the
territorial apple. They bartered the
opportunity of getting the territorial
incapa asvlnm at IaUiSfon for a m oSS
of pottage like their annexation memo
rial. fla northern" man is appointed
to a territorial office he is Immediately
viilifed and accused of being traitor
to the "north" by the northern" press
We refer to the appointment of Silas
Moody, of Shoshone county, as terrific
rial controller, than whom more hon
orable and competent gentleman neve
breathed. They quarrel among them
selves and defeat legislation designed
for their mutual benefit. The Moscow
delegation defeated the Lewiston bill
to bridge the Clearwater at the expens,
of the territory, and the Lewiston del
egation retaliated by killing the bill tC
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Moscow. Both bills were designed tC
benefit Nez Perez county, and boil
were killed by the intended behef
Charles, who returned to their constitu
ents with the old cock and bull stor,
that the "south" would give them no
thing. They must either rule or ruin
They are irreconcilbles. They woulC
be chronic disturbers of the public peac,
in Washington territory as they are il
Idaho.
There are, of course, plenty anon,
us who endorse annexation while they
condemn the methods by which tn,
egg headed cyclists in Lewiston manu-
facture public" opinion by bogus peti.
tons and mendacious claims. These
men constitute considerable minorit,
of the people. Their grievances are
not directed against Idaho, but agains
the system of territorial vassalage which
deprives them, in common with the
residents of all the territories, of tbeil
rights as American citizens to voice